Pennington Collision
began in the garage of Jerry Pennington, a determined man who had a passion for cars. He
began by fixing primarily corvettes and custom work, but later introduced the
show car line and custom vehicles. In 1968, he opened the doors to
Pennington
Collision
to make
his work more professionally known. In 1972, Jerry took his custom car, "The
Scorpion", to Detroit's Auto Rama. It was there he won the Ridler Award for his
outstanding imagination and vision. The Scorpion went on to win the International Championship for
1971 & 1972. In 1973, he built the Devilfish which also won the Ridler Award. Jerry
was the first person to win this award two consecutive years. In 1973, Jerry
built a car for John Long of Atlanta, Georgia. His latest custom creation was
called "The
Atlanta Phoenix" which became the 1973 & 1974 International Champion. In 1979, he
tried one last time for the Ridler Award at Detroit's Auto Rama in which he took second place. This
made Jerry the only builder to win three ICAS top awards. ICAS named Jerry
Pennington "Builder of the Decade" in 1970 to 1980. He has also built a custom Corvette for the
television show "The Magician". In 1982 Jerry’s son, Ed, began managing
the family business. Since Jerry’s passing in 1990, Ed continues to run the legacy ofPennington Collision with the help of
his
family.